# Managing tags for backups in Accelerate
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AMS Accelerate manages the backing up of supported resources. For more information about this service offering, see [Continuity management in AMS Accelerate](acc-backup.md).

AMS Accelerate backup management uses tags to identify which resources should be automatically backed up (and also provides manual backup capabilities). You can use any tag key:value combination to associate your resources with backup plans. To opt in to automated backups using the **ams-default-backup-plan** AWS Backup plan, you must apply the following tag to your supported resources:


| Key | Value | 
| --- | --- | 
| ams:rt:backup-orchestrator | true | 

**Note**  
During onboarding, AMS Accelerate tags all resources with **ams:rt:backup-orchestrator-onboarding** with value **true** for short interval, short retention snapshots. This is managed by the **ams-onboarding-backup-plan** backup plan. For more information about AMS Accelerate-managed AWS Backup plans, see [Select an AMS backup plan](acc-backup-select-plan.md).